Recommend me anything - Page 3

tacticslion · 04-26-2010, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by bluestarultor

It's not a game, it's a viewer-driven audio-visual experience. *snooty sniff*

I think you mean a "VAVE" - that's how all the cool kids and art critics are saying it!

Seil · 04-26-2010, 10:08 PM

Fifthfiend! I have a new, improved shoe-tying method! Would you like to hear about it?

Wigmund · 04-26-2010, 10:27 PM

Fifth, I recommend that you go to sleep with out any worries tonight...
Just hush and go to sleep

Fifthfiend · 04-26-2010, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Seil

Fifthfiend! I have a new, improved shoe-tying method! Would you like to hear about it?

Would I?!

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Originally Posted by Wigmund

Fifth, I recommend that you go to sleep with out any worries tonight...
Just hush and go to sleep

Excellently douchey use of the in-swap link.

Bob The Mercenary · 04-26-2010, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Wigmund

Fifth, I recommend that you go to sleep with out any worries tonight...
Just hush and go to sleep

Jesus Christ!

mauve · 04-26-2010, 10:44 PM

I don't know if they're youtube or netflix, but if you can find them, check out Buster Keaton's The Playhouse, Sherlock Jr., The Boat or The Balloonatic. Buster Keaton was an absolute genius who wrote all his own material, did all his own stunts, owned his own studio, and created stunts and visual gags that are still being stolen by cartoons and visual comedians today. His silent films are still hilarious after all these years, and the technical aspects are absolutely stunning given the level of technology that was available at the time. (Especially considering that most modern stunt actor safety equipment hadn't been invented yet, and that all film editing had to be done with a pair of scissors and a bottle of glue.) Keaton beats Charlie Chaplin, hands down.

Books:
I just finished Cyrano de Bergerac and I highly recommend it. It's smart, funny, and yet ends on a painful note. While some of the characters are a bit stockpile, they're all likeable.

Plus it features a duel in which Cyrano simultaneously beats the crap out of a dude and makes up an insulting theme song for the fight.

The Count of Monte Cristo is fantastic too, although it constantly makes you wonder whether Monte Cristo is the most awesome guy in the world or a complete asshole.

Hanuman · 04-26-2010, 10:55 PM

Tai Chi, Fire Performance, Swords.

Or you could always just come play d2 with us.

tacticslion · 04-26-2010, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob the Mercenary

Jesus Christ!

Hey! He was my recommendation! Stop trying to horn in!

Bob The Mercenary · 04-26-2010, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by tacticslion

Hey! He was my recommendation! Stop trying to horn in!

Hey man, I was doing the JC thing way before it was cool.

Poser.

tacticslion · 04-26-2010, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob the Mercenary

Hey man, I was doing the JC thing way before it was cool.

Poser.

Oh please, it's never been "cool", and you know it. ... Save for, like five centuries or so in Europe and Asia Minor. Also North Africa. Oh, and also when the USA was founded. And that one time they had a renaissance in England, which may or may not be Europe. Also, possibly, when a bunch of monk-knights created hospitals across three continents... that was pretty cool, I guess.

Also: hey! I'm a posuer! It's cooler because it sounds vaguely french! (Aaaand, I think I'm threadjacking so I'll shut now).

ON TOPIC:

Wii Sports! It gets you (minorly) exorcising and lets you TOTALLY DON'T VAVE IN IT THAT'S FOR SURE! It's like its own rennaisance!

04-26-2010, 10:27 PM	#23
Wigmund Lakitu Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northwest Arkansas Posts: 2,139	Fifth, I recommend that you go to sleep with out any worries tonight... Just hush and go to sleep __________________ Slightly off-kilter

04-26-2010, 10:44 PM	#26
mauve So Dreamy Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Someplace magical Posts: 6,863	I don't know if they're youtube or netflix, but if you can find them, check out Buster Keaton's The Playhouse, Sherlock Jr., The Boat or The Balloonatic. Buster Keaton was an absolute genius who wrote all his own material, did all his own stunts, owned his own studio, and created stunts and visual gags that are still being stolen by cartoons and visual comedians today. His silent films are still hilarious after all these years, and the technical aspects are absolutely stunning given the level of technology that was available at the time. (Especially considering that most modern stunt actor safety equipment hadn't been invented yet, and that all film editing had to be done with a pair of scissors and a bottle of glue.) Keaton beats Charlie Chaplin, hands down. Books: I just finished Cyrano de Bergerac and I highly recommend it. It's smart, funny, and yet ends on a painful note. While some of the characters are a bit stockpile, they're all likeable. Plus it features a duel in which Cyrano simultaneously beats the crap out of a dude and makes up an insulting theme song for the fight. The Count of Monte Cristo is fantastic too, although it constantly makes you wonder whether Monte Cristo is the most awesome guy in the world or a complete asshole. __________________ Yoo Hoo! Last edited by mauve; 04-26-2010 at 10:49 PM.

04-26-2010, 10:55 PM	#27
Hanuman Love Is Strength Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Vancouver/BC/Canada Posts: 1,135	Tai Chi, Fire Performance, Swords. Or you could always just come play d2 with us. __________________ If you want to stay connected send me a PM with your email.

04-26-2010, 10:08 PM	#22
Seil Super stressed! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 8,081	Fifthfiend! I have a new, improved shoe-tying method! Would you like to hear about it?